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8 things to know about Indiana's same-sex marriage appeals case

Jill Disis, Indianapolis Star
8 a.m. EDT August 26, 2014

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Aiden Murphy, 11, smiles as his mothers Kimberly Trojan, left, and Jackie Cornell wait in a large crowd for their marriage license inside the City County Building, Wednesday, June 25, 2014.(Photo: Brent Drinkut)Buy Photo

It's not just the significance of the case judges will be facing — it's the physical size of it, too. "Friends of the court" brief filings from more than 30 parties who have weighed in on one side of the case or the other number more than 1,400 pages.

3. Indiana won't be the only case heard Tuesday.

Tuesday's hearing in front of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals is scheduled for 80 minutes, but only half that time will be dedicated to the Indiana case.

The remaining time will be given to representatives in a similar lawsuit from Wisconsin. The court combined the two cases earlier this month.

4. Indiana's case has thrust one Munster couple into the national spotlight.

Amy Sandler, left, and Niki Quasney joined a lawsuit to over turn Indiana's ban on same-sex marraige.(Photo: Photo provided)

When Young struck down the ban entirely, same-sex marriage in Indiana was legal — for three days — until the 7th Circuit issued a stay on Young's ruling. With Young's ruling stayed, Sandler and Quasney's attorneys asked that an exception be made for the couple pending the appeal.

Now, Sandler and Quasney are once again the only legally married same-sex couple in the eyes of Indiana.

5. The legality of more than 800 marriages in the state is still uncertain.

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Traci and Leanne van de Bossche wait to enter the Marion County Clerk's office, after waiting in line for over two hours to receive their marriage license inside the City County Building, Wednesday, June 25, 2014.(Photo: Brent Drinkut)

During the three-day window when same-sex marriage was legal in Indiana, hundreds of gay couples flooded courthouses across the state to marry.

8. Only three judges from the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear the case — but which three are still unclear.

The three-judge panel hearing the Indiana and Wisconsin cases will likely be revealed Tuesday morning. The full appellate court features a mix of judges appointed by presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama.